Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23

HER LOVE kEFAIR.

Mrs. Frank Leslie Puts Than to Print-A
Proposal From the Prince Eristoff De
Gcurie.
Mrs. Frank Leslie had not been in New
York half day before she began to talk
about the Hyde Park whipping incident,
says the Springfield Republican. Having
been the subject Of international dis
patches, she felt herself Justified in giving
6 correct version Of the affair. Sac is =
prominent society TOman ard her AmeIi-
can friends would griave 10 be forced to
think her capable OF deserving her man
ners on European trip. This is evil
IDENTITY the line Of argument that induced
her to submit herself TO the interroga-
TORS OF q reporter.
Mrs. Leslie says in the first place, Whist
is generally understood, that for over two
years she was engaged to the Marquis de
Leuville, during which time she 'Ioved
him dearly" Subsequently she did not
love him dearly, and so broke OF the or
gagement. Before starting upon her
European trip she wrote the Marquis that
it was better they should not meet
abroad. See leaves us in the dark as to
how it we5 that she found without delay
another individual with 3 ti,le-Priuce
EristCf, willing TO wait upon her pleas
ure in the hope CT gaming her hand OF
course beauty does G good deal IN such
matters, and it is fSir to assume that
Mrs. Leslie did not know the extent Of
the Princes intentions. There wss very
much more n the Hyde park incident
than the public knew OF at the time, Is
appears from Mrs. Leslie's account:
The Marquis de LeUviie rode past rs
several times that cay, and finally, when
he dashed his whip into our carriage, il
struck lightly young lady Hiding with
US. The Prince was G2rzgtd and wanted
TO ayenge the insult. "You do not
recognize his title," l said. "You do not
consider him q gentleman. Therefore you
| cannot meet him On equal terms. How
else can you punish him? Besides, what
has he done to you? lie did not strike
you. You do not know that
the afront WIS intended. No one
has made sny report OF it. The news
papers will not hear CT it unless through
| you, and if trouble arises my name
will be dragged forward in a very of
fensive manner. Now, pray do nothing. -
"But l love You," ne pleaded. Sand
do rot love yOu," 1 replied. 81 would
marry you," he persisted. "But l would
not marry yCu," l said. "YOu are G
| splendid man, and l an exceedingly fond
Of you; but if l ever marry, which is IN
liAy, do not think l shall 90 away
ff@1 my own country for husband II
| Soon after that the prince was called
away, expecting to be called upon to es-
sumo the throne in Bulgaria, and I have
not since seen hiEl. The HYDE Park ST
| fair got out through the Marquis and his
! inordinate love Of advertising himself"
! 1t is greatly to Mrs Leslie's credit
| thst she had come to abhor her former
sutton, the Marquis de Leuville, becsuse
OF his "inoYdinate love Of advertising
| himself" Here is 9 strong point in Mrs
| Leslie's ChsraCteT-her shrinking DISPOSE
ton. She was able by using her native
Wit to evede the newspaper men four
mortal hours after her srrival from Eu-
rope, and it was fully fifteen
minutes before the reporter h8d
the full particulars OF Eristoff's declara-
ton of love and proposal OF marriage.
Mrs. Leslie is G wonderful woman; beau
| tY is her misfortune, and her hatred oi
advertising herself is simply admirable
Her ChildlikG nature came out well at the
New York custom house, where she WAS
charged $50 for roll Of poplin found il
her trunk. Stamping her pretty foot, she
exclsims SIT is e pity thatI, sitter gain
Ing some reputation in business, paying
mF husbands debts and all tnat, SHOULD
be suspected of smuggliGg.' Mrs. Leslil
paid the $40.
1t is g comforting thought to ell we'll
wishers OF American society that such s
charming end unsuspecting body has re
turned TO these shores. The grest quas
tion now Is how to keep away from hel
those foreign 'gentlomen" with lona
titles and short purses, who persiso ii
installing her American frankness GnG
grace Tor invitations to propose marriage
This young thing must be protected.